Peripatetic artist-photographer James Reade Venable, in New York, Virginia, Belgium, and points between, demonstrates a fundamental axiom for success in photography – “Be there and be packing.” Whether it’s for the moment when winter turns to spring, or for the moment when political history is being made, James has a knack for being there. Whether with an iPhone from an eBike while delivering food during the pandemic or with film on a slower, analog walk in the park, he is usually carrying, aware that “the best camera is the one you have with you.”